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Tenses · CEFR C1 · Fluent
How long something will have been going on when a future moment arrives. Rare, and exact.
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By June I will have been working here for five years.
will have been + verb-ing
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By June I will have been working here for five years.
A length of time up to a future point takes will have been + -ing.
The shape
will have been + verb-ing
Say how long something will have been going on by a future date.
In Hindi
आगे किसी वक़्त तक कोई काम कितने समय से चल रहा होगा — यह बताने के लिए।
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The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
By June I will be working here for five years. | By June I will have been working here for five years. A length of time up to a future point takes will have been + -ing. |
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